Oil on canvas, late 20th century, signed "O. Kn..." at lower right, after the print published in 1886 based on the original watercolor by Zötl from the Bestiarium (1831-1887), presented in a silvered frame.

Frame dimensions 76 x 100 in.

Private Collection, Wilmington, North Carolina

The series of paintings called the Bestiarium featuring various animals undertaken from 1831 through until Zötl's death in 1887, was relatively unknown until, decades after his death, his work was "re-discovered" by surrealist André Breton (1896-1966), who was taken by the surrealist aesthetic he saw present in the images.

Good estate condition.